The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-26

On our third page today will be found
striking and Instructive illustration OF the
comparative worth of the various kinds OF
baking powders now III the market.
Mrs. Hall has received fresh supply
of winter hats Prices to suit the times.
Grape Bonnets a speciality. Old Grape made
new. Give her n call. Oct =" I'm.
About IA dozen Etktoui an $ attended an
excellent rendition OF the "BeIlman oy the
McCaull Opera Company, at the Winning
ton Opera House on Saturday evening last.
We were gries sed to find on tuesday
morning that some thief had stolen our un-
derclpthing from the line In the back yard
during the night. The poor fellow evil
IDENTIFY knows what it is to suffer with
cold but he can console himself with the
assurance that in the next world he Will be
warm enough, without even underciothes.-
Deajou Union.
A number of Elkton young men that
attend school at a distance are home spend
ing the Thanksgiving holidays. Among
them Mr.. William Bratton, of Princeton
College; Mr. Winter Wilson, of l. 'hish l nj
versitv: Mr.. Charles B. Perkins, OF the
Philadelphia Dental School: Messrs Her
bert d. Litzenberg and Hal lamar OF west
Nottingham Academy.
The clerk to the county commissioners
requests that those that have received checks
for amounts due them by the county,
nj. ga send =
for same at once aud those living i'll Elkton
or vicinity are expected TO call for checks
and sign receipts at once, as the Old poafd
desires TO close up their business before the
new board takes possession.
A team belonging to Mr. b b. Dunbar,
the well-kuown liveryman OF E!kton, COL
ided at a late hour on Wednesday night
with large pile of fire wood in front OF
residence on North street. The vehicle was
upset and somewhat damaged. C:tlzens
leaving obstructions in the st-eets at night
should be careful to place lights on the same
IN order that travellers may not sustain in
jury to person or property.
Mr.. James B. Marrett, of Elkton, this
e''e
Main street, Elkton, for tue farm of the late
Westcott Lowell, near Leeds, recently pur-
chased by William Den fmandie, OF Phi a.
delph,a Mr. Marrett will take possession
of the farm on March 25th next, and will
use it principally for raising fine stock. The
exact terms o. the exchange have noS been
made public. Mr.. Wm. G. Crow, acting as
agent for Mr.. DeNormandie, effected TIL,
negotiation.
VIM S. Evans, Esq, trustee, on Tues
day, offered at public sale at the Court
House door, the farm. of the late DIR. X. f..
ruft, situated in the Fourth district, near
Appleton, and containing about 62 acres. 1t
was Withdrawn by the Trustee and after
wards sold at private sale to Mrs. Ruth v.
Tuft for 50, l:S7 80. The saline trustee sold on
the same day the farm of the late Captain
John Henderson, consisting OF 80 acres, and
adjoining the above mentioned farm, to
VIM. G. Henderson fof ,SO5.
DIR. Stewart Smith, of Mitchelfs drug
store, took vacation from his arduous pro-
fessioual duties on Thanksgiving day, and
armed with a fine $50 breech loader bor-
rowed for the occasion made for Sasqueh-
anna flats. Our best advices, coming per
maps indirectly from Stewart, are, that the
doctor knocked ducks right and LETT, spoil
| ing the shoe ing on the flats, AT least, for
this wear. Don't kill them all next year,
| 5 stewart!
oh I'M q
| complexion Most of the rooms have al
| ready been rented. Crothers & Bratton,
the prominent law firm, will occupy the
room on the first floor next to High street.
The room adjoining has been rented by
Reuben Haines, Esq, and the remaining
room will be used for a postotfice. The Ma
sonic Lodge has rent' the coInmodious
room, including the entire third story. The
| rooms on the second floor have not yet been
| rented.
The Elkton Colored Cornet Band gave a
| concert in Wingate Post Hall, North East,
| on Wednesday evening. which was largely
attended. About 100 persons bought tickets
| at this place for North East to attend the
Concert. lie tIOCttuso Vi thS 'iieSi o"ii'''
will go to the fund for providing the mem
| bers of the band with suits. They now hav
a sufficient amount for this purpose. Ther
| are few bands composed of coored persons
| that rendered better music than that o
Elkton.
The new telephone line in this county
was used to summon witnesses one day this
week by "a Deputy United States Marshal
| This officer came to Elkton to summon wit
| nesses in the case of the National Bank o
| Chester county, Pa, vs.. Walter Armstrong
which comes up for trial in the Unitec
| States Court next week. He had summon:
| for a couple of persons in Rising Sun on the
same case, and saved himself the trouble o
going to that place by deputizing Mr.. John
| S Rossell to summons them by telephone
| They acknowledged the summons The
marshal did not know how to handle the
phone, or he could have talked directly tC
the parties.
| Governor Henry Lloyd has appointed
| Captain Wm. q. Purnell, of this place, Sec
retary OF the Maryland Senate to direct anc
supe rintend the arrangerL ent for the recep
ton and comfort of the members of the com
| ing legislature. The manner in which thi:
work has been previously done by othe
parties has been far from satisfactory a
well as extravagant, and Governor Lloyd
knowing Captain Purnell's thorough &C
| uuaintance with the wants of the members
| acquired during the many sessions that h
has acted in an official capacity in the Sen
ate, as well as his integrity and reliability
requested him to take charge of the matter
The governor met the captain in An
| napolis on Wednesday last, to confer abou
the arrangements.
| The Newark correspondent of the Viii
mingtou Ecery Erentng is responsible 70
the following: "a curious phenomenon wa
witnessed op Sunday morning at Glasgow
Between and 9 O'Clock on that morning
dense fog hung over the place excluding
every particle of sunlight nntil day wa
turned into night and lamps had to be light
ed. During the continuance OF this ''seige
it had rapidly grown colder by the chang
of wind from the southeast to the north
west, which increased in velocity and cold
ness until il resrmhled a blizzard and pre-
cipitated the moisture of The fog into
deusely falling snow. In a short time tn
ground was covered to the depth of ha
inch and the shown out clearly. Tn
temperature had fallen about 30 during til
hour.
The Roman Catholics, of Newark, hav